BSc Banking and Finance

UCAS Code: NL31

Entry Requirements

Course Aims

  • Provides a specialist in-depth understanding of core areas of economics, banking and finance for students with a quantitative background.
  • Is designed for students wishing to build on the foundation of a Mathematics A-level or equivalent.
  • Gives valuable skills in numeracy, IT, communications and problem solving, as well as key skills for further study at graduate level.
  • Prepares graduates for specialist quantitatively orientated careers in banking and finance, research and forecasting, as well as areas of business management and accounting.

Course Structure

First Year

Semester 1 Core Modules Semester 2 Core Modules 
Microeconomics 1 Macroeconomics 1 
Calculus for Economists Sampling, Estimation and Hypothesis Testing 
IT for Economists  Linear Algebra and Optimisation for Economists  
Probability and Probability Distributions

Second Year

Semester 1 Core Modules Semester 2 Core Modules 
Intermediate Microeconomics 1 Intermediate Microeconomics 2
Foundation of Macro Theory Macroeconomics and Finance   
Econometrics 1 Econometrics 2
Principles of Banking  Principles of Finance 

 Third Year

Semester 1 Core Modules Semester 2 Core Modules 
Econometrics 3 Corporate Finance and the Capital Market
International Finance Applied Econometrics Project
Financial Derivatives  Investment Management 
Semester 1 Optional Modules 
One optional module chosen from: 
Semester 2 Optional Modules 
One optional module chosen from:
Advanced Microeconomics  Advanced Macroeconomics 
Business Management and Strategy  Accounting 
Managerial Economics Government Intervention in the Economy 
The Global Economy   Webonomics 
  Advanced Mathematical and Statistical Method 

Claritas Investment Certificate 

You will be offered the special opportunity to study the syllabus for the Claritas Investment certificate which has just been launched by the Chartered Financial Analysis Institute.


Download the Economics Undergraduate Module Specifications (pdf).

Please note that Module Specifications are subject to change. Please see the bottom of each report for the date it was last updated.

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University of Leicester Scholarships for UK/EU students

Scholarships and Financial Assistance for international students

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